FOR STARVING BELGIAN CHILDREN

Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 224, 2 October 1916, Page 7

FOR STARVING BELGIAN CHILDREN

[TO THE EDITOR.] Sir.—Will you do me the'favor of inserting in your valuable paper the enclosed list of contributions that Jr.ivo been {riven to Ihe Auckland Fund for Starving Belgian Children through tho llov. Wm. Kearney, of S.xldon? I understand that some of tho people m Maryborough very iiaturally ask uhy contributions should bo sent up to tho Auckland Fund when you hsivo iilready a func, in Marlborough. It was entirely by '•haiK-o that this came about. I did not make tbf appeal beyond the 4)oui:darie« of ihe Auckland province. i>nt a- letter sent to Mr Kearney, whom 1 understood to be still resident in Pokeno, was apparently forivarded to bin. aJ, Seddon, and he

ytM-y kindly interested himself in the work with magnificent jesults. I Vvoiil I like to toko this opportunity ■oV conveying .to tluse who suhscribeu v, Mr ' Kearney s Ij'und v.vy very warm lhauks lor their v^ii'M-ocity ALEX M FERGUSON, Cousul for Belgium. •Auckland, Seixt. 25, 1916.

The list is as follows:—Band nf Hope concert, £8 os OJd; Declaration Day collection, £1 los 9d ; Biblo class, Richmond Brook, lHs 9d; i>er Rev. F. Quinti-011, £1 30s; Miss Horn £1, D. Fuller ,ss, J. W. A. ss, Mr Connor ss, Mr Piearson. #ss, Mr Mar fell 2s ,6d, W. J. Hoi-n 2s 6rl, Mr J. Veitoh 2s Cd, Mr Higgins 2s G.I, Mr Mclntosh 2s 6d, Mr Turnei- 2s Cd. Mr Close 2s lid, Mr Fle-ning 2s 6d, Mr G:inn 55s 6d Mr T. Morrin 2s 6d, Mr H Fuller 2s 6d. Mr J. Wallaw 2s 6d Mr R. Cameron 2s (xl,, Mr P. Snowdon 2s, Mr Master--, 2s, Mr W. Morrin 2s Mr Best 2s, A Friend 2s, Miss Young Is, Mr Bush Is, A Friend Is; donation from Red Cross (per Nurso Appleby) £5, total, £21 15s Old.